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| Event type | Supernova  |
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| SN.IIPec | |
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Distance | 43,780,000 ly (13,420,000 pc) |
| Other designations | SN 1997D |
SN 1997D, discovered in January 1997 by Duília de Mello in galaxy NGC 1536 in Reticulum constellation is a first clearly identified example of atypical Type II supernova with a very low luminosity and expansion velocity.